Christmas in review...

CWH had his own little tree he decorated

We all had a great Christmas, except Steve had to work on Christmas eve, Christmas day, and the following weekend. The weekend before Christmas was our Wolfe and Dugas Christmas party that was at BeBe and Pop Pop's new house. We've really got the Chinese Christmas thing down...it went very smoothly and I think everyone ended up with something they wanted. The outdoor fire was nice, and it as nice to have a new baby in the family (Dausen).

On Christmas eve, Carter and I got dressed up for the candlelight service at church, but on our way to pick up Steve from work, Steve called to say it would be at least another hour before he was ready. Carter and I headed to Barnes and Noble so that he could play with the Thomas the Train set - he entertained himself for at least and hour and twenty minutes, and still didn't want to leave. He was crying "Gordon! Gordon!" as we left the store (one of the trains). We didn't make it to the candlelight service, but we did make it to Candelaria's for a nice family Christmas Eve dinner. We checked out the lights in River Oaks afterwards - Carter likes to point out all the Christmas trees.

Christmas day was spent at Katy at the Carltons, where we had a big feast and presents. We are up to our eyeballs in toys. I am desperately trying to keep all the pieces to everything together, but he keeps hiding things in our shoes, in random drawers, etc. I think CWH really likes the customizable play table we bought - we bought the tool kit and the kitchen kit that goes with it. The doctor kit he'll get for his birthday, which we are starting to plan.

Cute things he does nowadays...CWH is on a first name basis with us. In the morning, he stands in his crib and hollers "Er-ca, Steeeve, Er-ca, Steeve" until we come get him. Still a picky eater, likes straw-bees (strawberries). Straw-bees is actually the same word for his toy "screwdriver". I had fun keeping him while Steve was at work, but it certainly makes one appreciate stay-at-home moms! CWH loves roll call of all his family members - he's always running through everyone's name...BeBe, Pop Pop, Jen-NAH, Zee Zee, Granny, Scott-tee, Paw Paw etc.

Halloween costume/Almost over croup...

School Halloween Party

Carter's Elmo Pumpkin

Little man's been sick this week, spending his days lounging in his jammies. We've been blessed with lots of family help. Can climb into the bathroom sink apparently. Saw his first snow last week!

Baby's first..... PINK EYE!

Pink eye is expensive!

25$ doctor copay....66$ eye drops......3$ Thomas the Train flashcards to keep CWH occupied while the drops go in....

The good news is he's gained a pound in a month! I am one of those annoying moms that constantly worries her kid isn't eating enough/growing enough.

Our trip home is postponed a day, will reassess the situation in the morning.

Happy Thanksgiving anyway!!

22 Months - It's all about Thomas!

Go! Go! Thomas!

It's all about Thomas the Train. A $10 wood train goes with CWH everywhere, including bed. Today he is decked out in his Thomas shirt. New sayings: "Ready, set, go!" before pushing his cars. "Bed?!" when we try to rock him to sleep - he doesn't want to be rocked anymore :(
My favorite - hug attacks! Likes books, watches way too much TV. Went pee pee in the potty a couple of weeks ago! Apparenty, he does that from time to time at school. I don't think we are ready for that....Maybe when he's two...

He's still our biggest joy.. 22 months later, it still feels like Christmas each morning as we go into his room to say good morning. What a great way to start the day!

20 1/2 months

Here's a few pics - one of Steve and me since we never take pics of ourselves anymore, just CWH. The other are of CWH's first Astro's game.

Since the last post, I am happy to be home for a while after trips to Palm Springs, CA and Cleveland, OH. CWH is bonded more to Steve due to my absence, so it's time to set things right again :)

His big things now - always wearing the Cars backpack, learning to "pick up" his toys before bed. Matchbox-type toy cars are huge for him right now. Used to spend forever in the tub, now he hates it. Feeds the cat - gets the huge tupperware container out of the closet and everything. Got a couple head bumps at his day care, which made me sad, but didn't bother him much. Praying for protection from H1N1. Glad autumn is here - looking forward to spending some time outside!

19 1/2 mos Family Picture Day!

Here are some pics of picture day with my family and Carter's aunt Linz's family. Uncle Scotty took the kids for ice cream while we picked out the pictures.

We bought Carter his first potty this past weekend. He's a little young, but the day will be here soon. I came home to find Steve already took it out of the box and let him play with it. I missed his first moment seeing his new potty! It's now in the bathroom for him to get accustomed to it, it just needs batteries (so it can cheer for Carter after he goes!). It even has a fake handle to flush.

19 1/2 mos Catching up on photos!

Carter had fun at the Hermann Park Splash area this summer. He's hanging on to his Cars sippy cup in the middle pic- he has a Cars couch, Cars push car, Cars shirt, Cars sippies, Cars punching bag, Cars matchbox cars - he really should watch the movie at some point.